Chrysler 300 Complaints (2006)

1,051 consumer complaints on file.

#10350860August 20, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
COULD NOT SHIFT FROM PARK. SHIFTING HAD BEEN DIFFICULT IMMEDIATELY BEFORE PUTTING IN PARK THE EVENING BEFORE. A TOW TRUCK WAS REQUIRED TO MOVE VEHICLE TO SHOP. VEHICLE WAS OUT OF 3 YEAR WARRANTY SO REPAIR WAS DONE BY INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO ADVISED ME THIS WAS BECOMING A COMMON PROBLEM FOR CHRYSLER 300S. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344999July 24, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2006 CHRYSLER 300 WITH 63,152 2.7 ENGINE IS LOCKED UP. GOIN DOWN THE ROAD ONE NIGHT, THE CAR JUST CUTS OFF AND WOULD START BACK, I HAD IT TOWED HOME, AND THE NEXT DAY I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. NO PARTS WERE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344088July 19, 2010
POWER TRAIN
7/16/2010 I PARKED ON THE STREET IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND DECIDED I WANTED TO PARK CLOSER TO THE CURB. I TURNED THE CAR ON AND IT WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. I HAD THE CAR TOWED ON 7/18/2010. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER SAID HE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR, AND THAT IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS HE HAD TOWED CLOSE TO 20 CHRYSLER BRAND VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE SHIFTERS ARE HAVING TO BE REPLACED, BECAUSE OF A BROKEN PART. I WAS FORTUNATE I WAS AT HOME AND HAD ALREADY PARKED. NEEDLESS TO SAY I HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE CAR REPAIRED $350 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. I'M GRATEFUL IT DIDN'T HAPPEN IN A DIFFERENT GEAR, IN TRAFFIC AND ON THE HIGH WAY. THE DEALER WILL START WORK ON MY CHRYSLER 300 TOMORROW AND IT IS MY INTENTION TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE OLD PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343186July 14, 2010
POWER TRAIN
OWN A 2006 CHRYSLER 300, THAT IS STUCK IN PARK. I COULD NOT GET TO WORK TODAY. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING ONLINE ALL DAY & IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN THIS VEHICLE MODEL. I HAVE CALLED SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS & THERE IS NO RECALL EVEN THOUGH I SEE PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT IT ALL OVER THE INTERNET. IT WILL COST ME $350 TO REPLACE THE GEAR SHIFT ASSEMBLY PLUS TOWING. I HAVE TRIED ALL THE SUGGESTIONS ONLINE TO ATTEMPT TO GET THE CAR INTO GEAR, BUT NONE WORK. I CAN NOT BELIEVE THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. I WAS TOLD BY ONE DEALER THAT THE REASON THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT RECALLED IT IS BECAUSE IT IS "NOT A SAFETY ISSUE". MANY OF THE SERVICE TECH'S I SPOKE WITH THIS MORNING STATE THAT THEY SEE THIS HAPPEN OFTEN!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342848July 13, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I PARKED MY 2006 CHRYSLER 300 IN MY GARAGE ON SATURDAY NIGHT. ON SUNDAY MORNING, I COULD NOT TAKE GEAR OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. I HAD TO PAY $99.00 FOR TOWING TO DEALERSHIP AND $349.00 TO REPLACE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR ASSEMBLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341933July 7, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I PARKED MY 2006 CHRYSLER 300 AT A LOCAL RINK TO PICK UP MY DAUGHTER. WHEN WE WERE BACK AND TURNED ON THE ENGINE, THE GEAR SHIFT LOCKED AT "PARK" POSITION AND WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND THEY CHANGED THE WHOLE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR ASSEMBLY. IT COST ME $305 NOT INCLUDING THE TOWING FEE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340567June 29, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE CAR WILL TURN ON AND WHEN IN PARK WILL NOT SWITCH OUT OF GEAR. TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES AND STILL WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340010June 25, 2010
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR THE ROTATION OF THE TIRES. THE TECHNICIAN DETECTED THAT THE FRONT LEFT TIE ROD HAD BROKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE SERVICE WARRANTY. THE FRONT RIGHT TIE ROD BROKE ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339448June 22, 2010
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE BRAKING FROM 2 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT FOUND THE BRAKE PADS HAD SEPARATED FROM THE ROTORS. IN ADDITION, HE FOUND THAT THE PASSENGERS SIDE OUTER TIE ROD WAS ALSO DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER NOR WAS THE MANUFACTURER CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,100 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,724.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336322June 14, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2006 CHRYSLER 300 HAS HAD SHIFTER ASSEMBLY REPLACED 3 TIMES IN LESS THAN 5 YEARS. THE GEAR SHIFT WILL NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED IN THE LAST 2 YEARS. FROM MY OWN RESEARCH AND CONVERSATIONS WITH THE DEALER'S MECHANICS, THIS IS A CONSTANT ISSUE WITH 300S. A SMALL SPRING AND PLASTIC ARM BREAK FREQUENTLY. THIS IS A PROBLEM WHICH CHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT YET CONTINUES TO MANUFACTURE 300S WITH THESE MALFUNCTIONING/DEFECTIVE PARTS INCLUDED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10333869May 30, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON 5/29/10, AFTER DRIVING MY CAR THROUGHOUT THE DAY, I RETURNED HOME TO CHANGE CLOTHES AND PREPARE FOR MY DAUGHTER'S RECITAL. AFTER CHANGING CLOTHES AND PREPARING TO LEAVE, I WENT TO MY 2006 CHRYSLER 300 AND STARTED MY VEHICLE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING, I PRESSED THE BRAKE AND ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE GEAR SELECTOR INTO REVERSE. I COULD NOT TAKE MY CAR OUT OF PARK. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND TRIED TO PLACE THE GEAR SELECTOR INTO REVERSE APPROXIMATELY 30 TIMES. MY CAR WOULD NOT GO OUT OF PARK. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED AND AS I RESEARCH THIS MATTER THIS IS HAPPENING TO A NUMBER OF CHRYSLER 300 OWNERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328030April 29, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR, IT WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321900March 25, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
BRAKES FAILED AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED UNDER 10 MPH. BRAKE MALFUNCTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND BRAKE PEDAL BECAME HARD. BRAKES SUBSEQUENTLY FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO NOT SLOW DOWN, CAUSING A CRASH. THEY'RE ARE RECALLS FOR THIS PERTICULAR VEHICLE YEAR MAKE AND MODEL IN REGARDS TO ALL OF THE CRITERIA THAT MEETS THE RECALL AND THE REASON FOR COMPLAINT. BRAKES ARE INTERMITTENTLY FAILING, BRAKE MALFUNCTION BLINKING ON AND OFF. CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE. VOICE ACTIVATION ALERTED DRIVER TO BRAKE FAILURE SECONDS BEFORE BRAKES FAILED JUST SECONDS PRIOR TO IMPACT DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10320930March 19, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WE BOUGHT A CHRYSLER 300 AUGUST 14TH 2009 AT 75 SOUTH IN CRITTENDEN, KENTUCKY. WE WERE TOLD THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WAS NOT WORKING AND THEY WANTED US TO BRING IT BACK TO FIX IT. THEY TRIED TO FIX IT AS A GESTURE OF GOOD FAITH THEY SAID, BUT IT DID NOT FIX IT. WE HAVE CALLED CHRYSLER AND TOLD THEM THE PROBLEM BUT WE WERE NEVER CONTACTED BACK. SO THE LIGHT STILL SAYS WE HAVE NO PASSENGER AIRBAG WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316071March 3, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2006 CHRYSLER 300 AND THE SHIFTING LEVER GETS STUCK IN PARK AND WONT MOVE. OTHER TIMES THE LEVER DOES NOT PROPERLY SEAT IN PARK, WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE VEHICLE CAN NOT BE STARTED AS IT IS NOT FULLY SEATED IN PARK. FOUND RECALL ON 05-06 300'S FOR THIS ISSUE, WAS TOLD BY CHRYSLER THAT MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. RECALL STATES THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE CUP PLUG THAT RETAINS THE PARKING PAWL SHAFT AND THE VEHICLE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE 'PARK' POSITION. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT 4 WEEKS NOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312028February 19, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2006 CHRYSLER 300 LIMITED WITH 3.5 AND AUTO TRANS. TRANSMISSION SHIFTER HAS FAILED 2 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR. 1ST TIME IT WAS STUCK IN PARK AND WOULD NOT MOVE, THE VEHICLE TOWED TO CHRYSLER DEALER AND SHIFTER REPAIRED. IAW DEALER THE PLASTIC CLIP INSIDE THE SHIFTER BROKE. 2ND TIME THE SHIFTER WOULD NOT GO TO PARK AND COULD NOT REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. DROVE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE SHIFTER WAS REPAIRED AGAIN, A NEW PLASTIC PIECE USED AGAIN. CHRYSLER I WAS TOLD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. WILL THIS HAPPEN AGAIN YES BUT WHEN NO IDEA. IF CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM (AND NOT THE ONLY ONE GOING THRU THIS) WHY ISN'T CHRYSLER TRYING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM? INSTEAD THEY KEEP REPLACING THE PART AS IT BREAKS. WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN THE WARRANTY EXPIRES ON THE VEHICLE? WILL I INCUR THE EXPENSES TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302159January 25, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DUE TO A FAULTY OIL PUMP ON MY 2006 CHRYSLER 300, MY ENGINE SEIZED RESULTING IN A NEW ENGINE TO BE INSTALLED. CAR WAS REGULARLY SERVICED AND WAS NOT NEGLECTED. THIS OIL PUMP HAS SINCE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A PROBLEM, RECALLED AND ALL NEW MODELS BEING BUILT WITH NEWER MODEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10299842January 15, 2010
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE, EQUIPMENT
BETWEEN MULTIPOINT VEHICLE INSPECTIONS PERFORMED IN 12/2008 AND 11/2009), MY VEHICLE DEVELOPED A REAR AXLE DIFFERENTIAL SEAL LEAK. WITH LESS THAN 59000 MILES NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION AND LESS THAN THREE YEARS OF OWNERSHIP, I AM CONFRONTED WITH A DEFECTIVE REAR AXLE DIFFERENTIAL SEAL. WITHOUT REPLACEMENT OF THIS EXPENSIVE FACTORY DEFECT, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY FOR THE REAR AXLE TO OVER HEAT AND POSSIBLY IGNITE THE VEHICLE AFIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295280December 10, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OUR CHRYSLER 300 STALLS WHILE DRIVING. ENGINE LIGHT IS ON, BUT WHEN TAKEN TO SERVICE, THE DEALER SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT. THIS STALLING IS DANGEROUS! STALLING AT A RED LIGHT AND WHILE DRIVING IS SOMETHING THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD RECALL. THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE ABOUT THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289498October 23, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CALIPERS ON HER BRAKES HAVE BEEN FAILING FOR OVER TWO YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE TECHNICIANS COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. HOWEVER THE DEALER WOULD ALWAYS RESURFACE THE BRAKES AND TURN THE ROTORS. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC FINALLY CONCLUDED THAT THE CALIPER WAS GRABBING THE WHEELS, AND THAT THE ROTORS DID NOT HAVE TO BE TURNED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER , BUT THEY WANTED TO CHARGE HER $40.00 TO PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON THE BRAKES AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 TO 45,0000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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